Bruce Byfield is a journalist who specializes in writing about free and open source software. He has been a contributing editor at Linux.com, and his articles have appeared on the Datamation, LWN, Linux Developer Network, Linux Journal, and LinuxPlanet sites. He also writes a monthly column for the Linux Journal website, which tends to center on varying aspects of OpenOffice.org, the free software office suite, and a weekly blog called “Off the Mark” about the free software community for Linux Pro Magazine. In addition to his online publications, he has published in such magazines as Linux Journal, Linux Pro Magazine, Maximum Linux, The New Internationalist, and Ubuntu User. While he has long ago lost count, he has sold over 650 articles in his career.
Before becoming a journalist, Byfield was marketing and communications director at Progeny Linux Systems, and product manager at Stormix Technologies. His book Witches of the Mind is considered the definitive work on the American fantasist Fritz Leiber. He also designs elearning courses and is a marketing and communications consultant.
Byfield lives in Burnaby, Canada. In addition to free and open source software, his interests include parrots, aerobic exercise, science fiction, listening to punk-folk music, and collecting Northwest Coast art. A list of his published articles is available at http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield.
He is unrelated to the Byfield newspaper family in Alberta.
Hi Bruce,
Just wanted to tell that I really enjoy your blog. I’m a longtime lover of Linux, Unix, and anything open source. Nice to read a blog where the author is dedicated to the same.
Thanks!
Chad McCullough
Indianapolis, IN
I enjoy your blog.
Are a Byfield of the Calgary/Alberta Report which I was privileged to enjoy when I lived in Calgary a few decades ago?
Al Maloney
Hi, Al:
There’s probably a connection somewhere, given the rarity of the surname, but it’s not a direct one.
Hi Bruce,
Always nice to read a well-written blog. You and I share a common background–English majors who ended up in technology careers. I spent 20+ years in (mostly) corporate IT management, and I recently started a blog on wordpress (“For English Majors”), which is how I came across yours.
I agree with you: That any English major willing to roll up his or her sleeves and learn an industry, a technology, a new job can be successful. The catch is getting businesses to realize how much they need English majors in their midst.
Best wishes,
Susan de la Vergne
Hello Bruce,
In the last 2 months, I have read some of your articles re: a situation in Prince Rupert BC, I am a friend & business aquaintance of Master Carver & great person, Henry Green.
Henry passed this address onto me.
Certainly going to be some interesting movement in the 1st Nation World….Hereditary & Gov’t.
Just wanted to say, at this point, I am enjoying your mind.
I am Gitksan, born on the Gitanmaax Reserve, in 1962, this is Hazelton BC.
I have a decent mainstream Professional background in Business & Gov’t. (Northern Health, Public Health & SD #52)
Our Father, Fred Jackson was an amazing professional, Coast Guard Search & Rescue, as well he was Hereditary.
My older sister is a mainstream Lawyer, working for the Justice Dept, Van, her area of dicipline is corporate Tax, I am totally ignorant to her world.
We are all trying to assess our situation, as a culture & decide what needs to be done to help.
Thanks for allowing me to put a few words down.
Peter Jackson
Outreach Prince Rupert
250-624-1295
The photos of the Chinese garden above, was that taken at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden in Chinatown Vancouver BC?
Yes, that’s right.